Full-day nursery in Bournbrook, Birmingham
The Railway Children's Day Nursery
3b Ewhurst Avenue, Birmingham, B29 6EY · Getting there
Is it good?
Read the Ofsted reportOfsted inspection, before November 2025
Good
- Quality of educationGood
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Leadership and managementGood
- SafeguardingEffective
What does this mean?
This grade is from before November 2025, when Ofsted replaced single grades with report cards. The nursery's next inspection will give a report card, with a separate grade for each area instead of one overall grade.
Official records
Fees
Fees and ages: not published yet
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Hours and ages
- Monday to Friday
- 07:30–18:00
Ages: not published yet.
Getting there
3b Ewhurst Avenue, Birmingham, B29 6EY · More nurseries in B29
Stations
- Selly Oak6 min walk · 0.2 miles
- University21 min walk · 0.8 miles
- Bournville22 min walk · 0.9 miles
Buses
8 bus stops within 400 m, including Exeter Road, Umberslade Road and Selly Hill Road.
Parks and playgrounds
- Selly Park6 min walk
- Muntz Park7 min walk
- Goodmans Yard8 min walk
- Playground5 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
- Playground6 min walk
NaPTAN, Department for Transport, checked 13 November 2026 · © OpenStreetMap contributors, checked 13 November 2026. Walking times are rough, from straight-line distance.
Places and next steps
Spaces: not published yet. Nurseries often fill months ahead, so ask early.
In Birmingham there are about 3.8 children under 5 for every registered nursery place. Places are how many children nurseries may care for, not free spaces, so this is a guide to demand. Source: ONS Census 2021.
What parents say
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The Railway Children's Day Nursery is a full-day nursery at 3b Ewhurst Avenue, Birmingham, B29 6EY, in Bournbrook, Birmingham. It is registered for 50 children. It opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri. Ofsted rated it Good at its inspection in September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025. It has a Google rating of 4.8 from 47 reviews (November 2026).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Railway Children's Day NurseryThis nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | This nursery |
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| Busy Bees At Selly OakFull-day nursery | Good | not shared yet | 07:30–18:00 | not shared yet | 0.3 miles |
| The Oaks Day NurseryFull-day nursery | Outstanding | not shared yet | 07:30–17:45 | not shared yet | 0.6 miles |
| Hopscotch Pre-schoolSessional pre-school | Good | not shared yet | 09:30–14:30 | not shared yet | 0.7 miles |
A dash means the nursery hasn't published it yet. Distances are in a straight line.
Nearby areas
Schools nearby
- Raddlebarn Primary School Primaryages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Good (Concerns)inspected June 2024 0.3 miles
- Tiverton Academy Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Goodinspected September 2024 0.3 miles
- Selly Oak Nursery School Nurseryages 2–7has a nursery classOfsted: School remains Outstandinginspected April 2023 0.3 miles
- Cherry Oak School ages 3–11has a nursery classOfsted: Goodinspected March 2024 0.4 miles
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: School remains Goodinspected September 2022 0.5 miles
- Maple House School ages 5–19 0.5 miles
- St Edward's Catholic Primary School Primaryages 4–11Ofsted: Goodinspected November 2022 0.6 miles
- Bournville Village Primary Primaryages 5–11Ofsted: Goodinspected December 2023 0.7 miles
Straight-line distances. Places depend on each school's admissions rules. From the Department for Education and Ofsted.
Questions parents ask
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What are The Railway Children's Day Nursery's opening hours?
The Railway Children's Day Nursery opens 07:30–18:00, Mon–Fri.
What is The Railway Children's Day Nursery's Ofsted rating?
Ofsted rated The Railway Children's Day Nursery Good at its inspection on 17 September 2024, before report cards replaced single grades in November 2025.
How many children can The Railway Children's Day Nursery take?
The Railway Children's Day Nursery is registered with Ofsted for up to 50 children at any one time.
What is the nearest station to The Railway Children's Day Nursery?
Selly Oak is the nearest station we know of, 0.2 miles away in a straight line.
How do I contact The Railway Children's Day Nursery?
You can call 0121 472 5850 and visit therailwaychildrensdaynursery.co.uk.
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About this information
- Registration and inspections: Ofsted · 30 June 2026
- Rating and review themes: Google · 13 November 2026
- Schools: DfE Get Information about Schools · 4 November 2026
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Department for Education data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains Ofsted data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right; contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.
- Contains Department for Transport NaPTAN data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors
- Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Last checked 13 November 2026 · Ofsted URN EY494524 · Plain-text version · Report a mistake
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